06 waroo bridle mod?

[MikE mAy]

ok, given that i have a few very high dollar events going on this summer and i possibly have money coming back after these events to re-invest in kiting after they are all done, i've chosen the super extremeo budget kiting this summer. i bought a lightly used 06 waroo (thanks bill). so, i'm going to be that guy making old gear work this summer, could anyone expect anything different?

anyway, i was curious about 06 waroo bridle mods? i've been riding an 07 9m all winter and i really like it, but the bridles are different. my heart sank a bit as i unrolled my "new" 06 yesterday and saw the yards and yards of bridle. i then took out my 16M 06 with the mods and started comparing. this 16m has a jake modification done to it. it looks like he just "v"'d the rear lines and added a pulley. nothing was done to the front. i actually like the stability and the way my 16 flies, other than the jelly fishing that it does in high winds. i found another mod that will take care of that hopefully. it seems that if i limit the amount of pulley travel on the front lines it won't jellyfish and flatten out in high winds.

so, my main question for you guys is do you have any good experience with mods to an 06 waroo, or do you know where i could find some? i have no idea where to get another pulley for the back lines and don't know if i need another length of cord and how long that should be....

can anyone help out with this?

[bordy]

Fly the damn thing,

Mikey your looking way to far into a great kite. Fly it it doesn't need any of the moods... the airmchair kiters on the forums make up to try and rationalize why it is they can't make the kite feel like they want. The 06 nine is a great kite that flys sick. There where no mods in the bridle for the 07 kite and the 08 kite has the VP2 system which really cant be swapped onto the 06 or 07 since the attachment points are different. The rear line pullyeys help speed up bigger kites you will not have that issue with the nine you have. Plus by leaving the knots in the rear bridle you can adjust what type of turn the kite does, Something that you can not do when you swap it too a pulley. Both Jake and I flew that Nine with out any problems. I would guess you should be OK More Kiting less internet kiteing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MikE mAy]

i've got to do something to help my god foresaken days at work.....

just checking since i know i had a mod on my 16 and i seem to like the pullys on the rear.

whos' heading to rush this week?

[bordy]

Have you even flown the kite?

[Kenny]

Mike,

The 08 front bridles really do speed up the turning. I wouldn't do a thing to any kite smaller than 10 meters, but on a 16M 2006, I would speed it up if I could. Not to say that the 2006 Waroo is a slow kite, it does quite well. Guess I am trying to say that your question is a good one. However, enjoy the kite until the LE goes out on it.

Kenny

[MikE mAy]

come on bill! cut me some slack! no, i haven't flown it. well, i flew your wifes in the gorge now that i think about it. i had no issues with flying it. no bridles mods will be done and i'll fly it as it is and i'll like it. it is easy to armchair kite as you state when i don't get out that much. i hope the warmer weather changes all that and i can enjoy close by post work seshies till next fall....

and, yes kenny- the price was right until the LE blows on it. i'm on what some might call a consumable budget- buy cheap kites as smartly as i can until they blow up on me. so far it has worked well for me and helped my knowledge of how kites work and what i like in a kite if i ever get the chance to buy one new. only when i was first learnign the sport was i not able to go ride and enjoy it becuase of my equipment. sometimes i think this sport gets way too "tricked out" with all the gear you can buy and tweak out for different styles and conditions. however, i think that just for pure kiteriding just a few kites and boards can be used to get out in all conditions and be enjoyable. you may not be able to glide 300 ft off powder covered mountains or race double overhead waves or even go ride in 8mph, but you can have fun all the other times which is 95% of the time.


as a hopfull final remark on 06 waroo bridal mods the 16M rear pully works well and IMO helps the stability. it also speeds it up which a 16 meter kite needs. i hadn't thought abotu the size of the kite i am trying to modify and take both of your points well. i guess there really isn't much one should do to a kite that small. in deeper thought- i have flown this kite before and didn't have any problems with it, so why mess with it.


and, lastly but defintely not leastly- i need to get out more!!!!!!! who's up for a rush sesh wednesday in the cold???

[Jason Klein]

Mike, if it's not stormy or just raining hard all afternoon, i'm planning to be a rush today. looking like it should be OK, with just 20% chance of rain and wind in the 17 range. barring a drastic change in weather, i'll be there around 4:00.

also, i have a link at home to a website that i bought some ronstan pulleys from - the same ones that come on the waroos. they were tough to find, i'll post the link when i get home tonight. I had added the the 2 pulley rear line pulley setup that the 07 waroos have to another bow-type kite i used to own. didn't make a giant difference for the added complexity. i do think that a single rear pulley on a small V bridal makes a difference in stability as it automatically trims the kite to some degree.

[Jason Klein]

Website for the kite pulleys

http://www.murrays.com/mm5/merchant.mvc ... re_Code=MS

[MikE mAy]

totally forgot murrays. thansk for the link.


by the way, did you get to rush yesterday? i was thinking abotu it and then a "storm" of problems at work hit and i didn't get out till 5:30. as i drove home in 60 deg weather and watching the flags pegged from the north i was kicking myself. at least i havent' been out on water yet so it didn't hurt so bad...

did you go??

[Jason Klein]

i did go. i was the only one there. arrived to a 10 mph SW wind around 4:00, and set up hoping for the best. at 4:15 it was dead calm with glassy water and not looking too promising. sat in my car for another half hour until wind finally came in from the north. went out in rideable, but not real fun 12mph or so wind for 1/2 hr, slowly getting pushed downwind, then the wind came up to high teens, gusting low 20's and i was lit on my 15 waroo. stayed out for another hour, toasty in my dry suit except for my hands - need to get some gloves. got used to going upwind so easy on the snow this winter, forgot how much work it can be in the water.

we could definately use a bit more water there, hopefully additional runoff will find it's way to rush. water was mid-thigh deep in the middle and you have to be careful transitioning if you get close to shore as it's only 4-6 inches deep 50 ft from the shoreline. The fence posts being discussed are pain in the @ss, hope we can do something about that - looks like we've made a start.